EU economy’s greenhouse gas emissions grow by 2.2% by the end of 2024

This increase is in line with EU GDP, which recorded an increase of 1.5% in the fourth quarter of 2024

Greenhouse gas emissions from the EU economy reached 897 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent, an increase of 2.2% compared to the same quarter of 2023 (878 million tonnes), Eurostat has published. This increase is in line with EU GDP, which recorded an increase of 1.5% in the fourth quarter of 2024 compared to the same quarter of 2023.

The two economic sectors responsible for the largest increases between quarters were households (+5.2%) and the supply of electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning (+4.6%).

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